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French dark rockers The Old Dead Tree have released "Second Thoughts," a 13-song album that marks the band's first full-length record in 17 years. The band issued three longplayers in the early 2000s before going on hiatus in 2009. Ten years later, the French band returned with an EP called "The End", which was the... Continue Reading →
Tonight's package is an early Christmas present for all thrash metal fans. The blazing steel from the Ruhrpott, the vehement metal from the US East Coast and the thunderous sound from the Bay Area - it all comes together tonight at the Inselpark Arena in Hamburg. Kreator, Anthrax and Testament represent a metal package that... Continue Reading →
Match Börner Open Air (MBOA) is a festival in Norderstedt, Germany, and the list of bands for the 2025 edition looks really interesting. Donots, Zebrahead and Montreal are some exciting bands for fans of harder and punk rooted music. But also the rest of the line-up sounds quite good. MBOA 2025 will take place from... Continue Reading →
The release of the new Hämatom album has been postponed. "Für Dich" will hit the shelves on January 24th, 2025 via Anti Alles and the title indicates the intention of this release. Hämatom's plans for 2024 were to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary, but those plans were abruptly shattered by a stroke of fate when... Continue Reading →
Desertfest Berlin has revealed a next wave of bands for the 2025 edition. Dinosaur Jr. will be the third headliner at Desertfest Berlin 2025. Also added to the line-up: Dozer My Sleeping Karma Pallbearer Temple Fang Coogans Bluff Stinking Lizaveta Darsombra Desertfest Berlin 2025 will take place between May 23rd, and May 25, 2025 at... Continue Reading →
Sacramentum belong to the first wave of Swedish melodic death metal bands. Formed in 1990 as Tumulus, the band changed its name to Sacramentum in 1992. With roots in Falköping, the band is the brainchild of Nisse Karlén, who was joined by Anders Brolycke, and after drummer Nicklas Rudolfsson completed the band, the time was... Continue Reading →
“’Til I Die” is the lead single from the upcoming new album from Robin McAuley. “Soulbound” is the title of the next release from the singer which will hit the shelves on February 28th, 2025 via Frontiers Music. McAuley comments on 'Soulbound': "I can't wait to share Record #3 with you all from Frontiers Music SRL.... Continue Reading →
Blackie Lawless and W.A.S.P. announce dates of the upcoming European tour. Under the banner of “Album ONE Alive”, the band will embark on a tour in 2025, starting on June 6th, 2025 at Mystic Festival, Poland while the final show of this roundtrip will take place August 8th, 2025 at Alcatraz Festival in Belgium. As... Continue Reading →
American alternative rocker Superheaven have been active again. After having been on a sort of hiatus during the last years the guys are back again with some new material. It’s a 7” called “Long Gone /Numb to What is Real” the band releases which can be purchased exclusively on the band homepage superheaven.net. You can... Continue Reading →
Athena XIX might be a band name that some of you still remember. The progressive metal outfit was formed in Pisa, Italy in 1991 and released three full length albums before disbanding in 2002 after the band's 'Twilight of Days' longplayer. More than two decades later, Athena XIX return with "Everflow Part 1: Frame of... Continue Reading →
Wohoo. This album doesn't allow you to slowly slide into the songs and sounds, because it's a brutal blast that starts "Within the Viscera". But let's start from the very beginning. Neckbreakker is the band releasing their debut album "Within the Viscera". The guys started in 2020 as Nakkeknaekker, which is the Danish equivalent of... Continue Reading →
Brazen Abbot roots are in Finland with Mariehamn being the homebase. The heydays of the project, founded by Nikolo Kotzev, were in the 90s when the band released with “Eye Of the Storm” and “Bad Religion” two remarkable album. Frontiers Music re-releases these two gems of melodic metal, featuring some of the great voices of... Continue Reading →
The Tak Matsumoto Group released a debut album called "TMG I" in 2004. The project was a collaboration between Japanese guitar wizard Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin and Jack Blades. The result of this teamwork was a stunning melodic rock release, but things ended rather quickly after the release of the debut and a few live... Continue Reading →
A package of three bands started a European tour in Zagreb, Croatia on October 21, 2024, and it is 1.5 months later when Alcest and support bands stop at Gruenspan, Hamburg. It is a typical Hamburg evening - dark and wet - when a long queue of fans line up in front of the venue... Continue Reading →
“The End Will Show Us How” is the title of the upcoming Tremonti album which will be released on January 10th, 2025. With “The End Will Show Us How” the next single is launched and here is where you can watch the video: https://youtu.be/inzz5b9ZIPg?si=FvUK7Pt_w94MaprR To present the new songs also in a live setup. The iconic guitarist/singer will... Continue Reading →
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